Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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+ D, Q! j/ }% `3 w' N) f' `7 eThe 11-year-old medium sulphur-crested cockatoo lifts his legs, squawks and bobs his head, flashing his bright yellow crest to the beat of the boy band's "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)." He even takes a bow with a vigorous bob of his head at the end of the 1997 pop tune./ R. R( J. F! q, P7 i: _- C; A' M
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When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.. \1 u# H5 m- U0 ^, k3 C
" ?' q u1 R3 w+ n8 P) E"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.1 z: L9 v, i' c) g' d5 }
! x* s/ w1 x5 l( v" N& \- T* YThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.
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The northwestern Indiana couple have more than 30 birds in their home and many are available for adoption. "He makes a great spokesbird for the rescue," Chuck Schulz said., R4 `3 U% o5 D' M0 J) s
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2 Z- t/ g8 r& G4 i# @. a+ t"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |